Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-10-08
TRA1IPING IN MUD.

The Old Veterans Padding Around the
Streets OF ST.. Lonis - Thousands Gone
Home.
SE. LOUIS, September 25.-Rain continues
10 drop down steadily, and with increased
showers. Everything is drenched and the ar
dor Of citizens and soldiers dampened.
Thousands OF veterans, after awaiting TWEEN
by-four hours IN the rain to realize the
promises Of the signal service Of fair wealth
sr, have started home. Yet there are many
thousands left and Grand Marshal Grier has
Issued an order to prepare for The parade.
The order to fail in for the parade was re-
ceived at the various camps and headquar-
tiers shortly after o'clock, and the men
tumbled out of tent and room and prepared
for battle with the elements, armed with
rubber coat and umbrella trousers rolled
up and mind set to give St. Louis the prom
ised procession, If not IN overwhelming
numbers, at least with enough to make
good showing IN appreciation OF the clty's
efforts to entertain.
Shortly before II O'Clock the column
was formed and Grand Marshal
ed police forward. Then followed
the grand marshall with his chief of staff,
Alr. A. j. Smith, and aids, Logan post, OF
St. Louis, mounted and Spring
lElls ass GGLLALl1U4 OF GoCOEL5 "
the commander-in-chief, who followed a
few yards behind, wrapped IN a rubber coat
smiling and bowling to the crowds who lined
the streets. All along the way he was greeted
with cheers. His staff of 100 men, mounted,
proceeded twenty carriages moving three
abreast. IN which were the war governors
and other hOnOred guests. In the
lead was one occupied by Mayor Francis and
General William T. Sherman. Although
closely sheltered from the rain and from
sight, the crowds on the sidewalks found
where the old commander was and cheer
upon cheer marked his progress down the
street, while frequent groups Of men would
rush from shelter to the carriage door to
grasp his hand
Then followed the divisions Of the Grand
Army, ten IN number. The department of
Missouri, commanded by Colonel Nelson
Cole, were given the right Of the line. They
had come with several thousand, and even
with the rain and mud they had large col
umn of marching men. The ten divisions
were composed as follows:
Department Of Missouri, Colonel
Nelson Cole assistant marshal.
SeCOnd-Departmen OF Illinois, colonel
j. @. Butler assistant marshal.
Ihird-WisCOn6In,P Pennsylvania and OhlOs
Governor Thomas @. Fletcher assistant
Fourth-New York, Connecticut, Massa-
chusetts, Haine, New Jersey and Virginia,
Colonel d. p. Dyer assistant marshal
Fifth-CalifOrnia, New Hampshire, YER
mont, the Potomac and Maryland Major
Leo Rasseur assistant marshal
Sixth-Indiana, Major 4. f. Wheel as
sistant marshal
SeVenth-Iowa, Nebraska and Colorado,
General John Mcneil assistant marshal.
Eighth-Kansas, Colonel John B.
GondOlf assistant marshal.
Ninth-Alichigan, Minnesota, Delaware,
West Virgiuia, Washington territory and
Kentucky, Colonel Charles g. Sufel assist
ant marshal.
Tenth-Arkansas, Florida, the Gulf,
Rhode Island, Tennessee, Georgia, Texas.
Utah, Idaho and Arizona
Brigade of naval veterans and Sons of Vet
Grams, Captain Henry Leigheln, assistant
marshal.
Here and there a post armed with
muskets or a drum corps broke the monoto-
ny of the line.
AS the column passed under the
beautiful stained glass transparency OF
General Grant, on Fourth street, between
Locust and st. Charles streets, all the men
uncovered their heads and passed IN silence.
The head of the procession reached the
arch that spans Olive street at Twelfth at
noon and the commandments General
Sherman, Nice-Presideut Hannibal HamiIn
and other distinguished persOnages LETT their
carriages and took a position IN the grand
stand lust east of the arch and facing the
grand stand. General Grier and staff sat IN
their saddles while the rain increased and
for an hour and half poured on the heads
of the passing soldiers. Ml5sOurIs con-
tingent was twenty-five minutes IN
passing: Illinois fifteen inmates,
and Kansas twelve. The other states
were represented by posts and regiments
Along the line of march were thousands of
the boys in blue who thought It too wet IN
the march.
In the balcony of the grand stand Com
mander-in-C Chief Eairchild and General Sher-
man, partly protected from the storm, bowed
to the boys as they passed, acknowledging
continually rOusing cheers that went up
from each post as they fled by in company
front. Here and there Throughout the differ
emit divisions marched cOlOred posts, and
their salute was invariably a signal for ap-
plause from those in the grand stand, which
several times was taken up by the crowd and
prolonged into a hearty cheer. Dripping
flags received much bOisterOus notice, and
as squad carrying tatt6red rem
nants of the battle flags passed by
the enthusiasm became unbOunded.
ThrOuuhOut the column an occasional war
riOr carried q cane on which was dangling q
chicken, leg of mutton, side of bacon, cab
bage or some other representatives OF a
fOraging expedition.
When the right of the line reached its
destination the troops broke ranks and
hast ened back to the reviewing stand to get
a glimpse of the commanders. They came
destruction OF the rest of the column but a
mounted staff of the Illinois division soon
forced a way through the crowd and cleared
a passage. At half past 1 O'Clock the Sons of
Veterans brought up the rear and the crowd
made a rush for the grand stand to see and
shake hands with ''Uucle Billy" The gen
eral refused to respond to calls for a speech
and, finding an opportunity, slipped into a
carriage and was driven quickly away.